So there is very limited info on reversing males to females using Florel, not sure of the actual chemical I’ll update with that later. There is also no info on its use as a soil drench on cannabis.
So long story short I got 2 males and rather than just cutting them I’ve decided to try an experiment while I wait for some other seeds to sprout and veg a little. Spraying Florel can be tricky according to the limited info as it will kill the leaves it contacts and should only be sprayed on the nodes where flowers form. I figured worst case I kill the 2 males I was gonna toss anyway, best c see I find and easier that more could use to turn males females to see their traits as breeding tools.
So since there is no real dosage info, even for foliar sprays I went with a middle dose according to the bottle. I used 2 oz of Florel to a gallon of water and watered it into the soil. This was on the 26th. The next day all the leaves were dropping but otherwise look fine.
Today I watered with normal nutrients and will see how they look tomorrow.
So for those still with me my plan is to water with the Florel once a week at 2oz a gal unless I see problems, then I will drop down to 1.5 or 1 oz a gal. I will continue this until I see signs of female flowers or until the plants die. If the plants are still alive but not changing after 3 weeks I will reevaluate things at that time. If the plants have just continued to grow as Normal and have continued to put out male flowers I will call it failure and chop the plants and call it a lesson learned. If the plants are still alive, not putting out female flowers but not putting out new male sacs then I may try upping the dose for a few weeks and see what happens.
Like I said this is just an experiment simply because I have the plants and until the new seeds pop and grow big enough I have nothing else to put into the space. It may be a massive waste of time and chemicals and utilities but this is just a hobby for me so there is no real “loss” or whatever commercial growers would consider it. My hope is that it works or at least shows positive signs to work with in the future and eventually future hopeful breeders will have an easier, less guest, way of seeing what a male has to offer and gets them away from the current trend of reversing the latest clone only and chucking its pollen on another clone only and calling it breeding.
Hope you all enjoy, unfortunately there will be no pics or very limited ones as I live in a not so friendly place but I will be happy to answer any questions I can and even hope others who may have tried something similar can offer me some advice.
So long story short I got 2 males and rather than just cutting them I’ve decided to try an experiment while I wait for some other seeds to sprout and veg a little. Spraying Florel can be tricky according to the limited info as it will kill the leaves it contacts and should only be sprayed on the nodes where flowers form. I figured worst case I kill the 2 males I was gonna toss anyway, best c see I find and easier that more could use to turn males females to see their traits as breeding tools.
So since there is no real dosage info, even for foliar sprays I went with a middle dose according to the bottle. I used 2 oz of Florel to a gallon of water and watered it into the soil. This was on the 26th. The next day all the leaves were dropping but otherwise look fine.
Today I watered with normal nutrients and will see how they look tomorrow.
So for those still with me my plan is to water with the Florel once a week at 2oz a gal unless I see problems, then I will drop down to 1.5 or 1 oz a gal. I will continue this until I see signs of female flowers or until the plants die. If the plants are still alive but not changing after 3 weeks I will reevaluate things at that time. If the plants have just continued to grow as Normal and have continued to put out male flowers I will call it failure and chop the plants and call it a lesson learned. If the plants are still alive, not putting out female flowers but not putting out new male sacs then I may try upping the dose for a few weeks and see what happens.
Like I said this is just an experiment simply because I have the plants and until the new seeds pop and grow big enough I have nothing else to put into the space. It may be a massive waste of time and chemicals and utilities but this is just a hobby for me so there is no real “loss” or whatever commercial growers would consider it. My hope is that it works or at least shows positive signs to work with in the future and eventually future hopeful breeders will have an easier, less guest, way of seeing what a male has to offer and gets them away from the current trend of reversing the latest clone only and chucking its pollen on another clone only and calling it breeding.
Hope you all enjoy, unfortunately there will be no pics or very limited ones as I live in a not so friendly place but I will be happy to answer any questions I can and even hope others who may have tried something similar can offer me some advice.